Berkley NanoFil Line

[hardwaterfishing]

I seen this line for the first time the other day. Has anyone been useing it? If so is it worth the spendy price tag? Think it was $20 or so for a spool.

[ND4LIFE]

I have 6lb on 2 reels right now and have been pretty impressed so far. It is very smooth and comes off the reel nicely (don't have to grab the line and pull it off when letting light lures down). It has absolutely no memory and doesn't fray like fireline. I have yet to test it when it's cold out and I'm not in a house as it's been so warm lately. I wouldn't bother with any thing less than 6lb as it is pretty thin and anything thinner would be pretty difficult to work with. It isn't cheap line but 150 yards you can easily spool 3 reels maybe 4 if you don't fish deep lake trout or anything.

[simple1]

ND4LIFE,

Could you test the knot strength on the line? A lot of people have been saying that the knot is breaking even when tied properly according to Berkley's instructions. Other than that, the reviews seem to be decent.

Thanks,

Simple1

[Bigslugger]

I have 6lb on 2 reels right now and have been pretty impressed so far. It is very smooth and comes off the reel nicely (don't have to grab the line and pull it off when letting light lures down). It has absolutely no memory and doesn't fray like fireline. I have yet to test it when it's cold out and I'm not in a house as it's been so warm lately. I wouldn't bother with any thing less than 6lb as it is pretty thin and anything thinner would be pretty difficult to work with. It isn't cheap line but 150 yards you can easily spool 3 reels maybe 4 if you don't fish deep lake trout or anything.

I thought the same thing until this weekend. It becomes very brittle in the cold. Had 3 break offs this weekend. Any little fray in the line weakens greatly too! If I fished in a house alot it would be a fantastic line, but for the outside hole hopper I would NOT recommend it

[TyGuy02]

Never tried it this year, but I do know it's my primary line for pitchin jigs in the summer. Awesome line for casting jigs! I'll stay with my Pline for on the ice.

[Hawg]

I used it this summer and hated it. A friend on another site summed it by saying- when I burned it, even the smoke went up in coils! It's very stiff and you can see it so far down in the water it's a confidence buster. Of all the advertising I've ever fallen for, which is most, this stuff was the most over hyped false advertising yet.

[Mike Walerak]

I have 4lb on one of my panfish rods. So far it has been through a few hundred fish. I noticed it starts to wear when it rubs on the edge of the ice when pulling a sunny up through the hole. I have to retie a few times each day. I have not fished outside with it yet.

I have not been putting a mono leader on it and the gills do not seem to mind it. I have enough for 2 more rods so I think I'm gonna hold off until I see how it does for the longterm.

mw

[cichlid_baby]

Everyting that I've heard from guys who have used this line.. is that it is JUNK JUNK JUNK.... so save your money and get something else.

[Nick Kuhn]

I haven't fished with it yet (have one rod spooled and ready to go). I will say the stuff is very fine and slick. A lot of knots will slip, although the double-palomar seemed to hold pretty well for me. It should work just fine in the cold (dyneema does not get weaker in the cold). Remember though that any sort of nick or hang up in the line will significantly reduce it's cross-sectional area due to it's small diameter. And break strength is directly proportional to cross-sectional area.

[DaSwede]

Everyting that I've heard from guys who have used this line.. is that it is JUNK JUNK JUNK.... so save your money and get something else.

I haven't used it for ice fishing, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE it for open water.

[suxatcatchineyes]

My buddy got this stuff and paid through the nose so I expected it to be good line. It took him 5 tries to get a knot that would not break, after that he threw it in the trash. I thought it felt nice, but with the knot issue I will not mess with it, I will stick with Fireline.

[Dusty]

I bought the 2# Naofil and last week had it break twice but I am kind of aggressive setting the hook. Going out again tomorrw so we will see. It comes off the reel nice and is as fine as a hair but haven't tried it out in the cold elements.

[biff]

I'm surprised by the negative responses. I really like the line a lot. It definitely casts better than any line I've used. I've used it shore casting lake superior in december this year and it still casts great even in the cold. I use the knot it says to use on the packaging and havent had any problems with the knot.

One thing about the line it seems like it has even less stretch than other super lines. It seems very sensitive which can be good and bad. You can feel very well but if your not careful you can end up pulling the bait away or ripping the hooks out. When I first started using it I seemed to miss a lot of fish. I had to ease up on the hook sets and the drag and then I stopped missing fish. I also think the line is not as tough/durable as other lines. Check the last few feet of line often and retie if need be. Main positive it casts great and handles well. Just dont over do the hooksets and use the knots on the package and check the line for frays/weak spots.